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[Ebook] The New Guide to Aquarium Fish – Brackish Water Fishes – The Asian Chromides

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Two species of cichlid are found almost exclusively in brackish water: Etroplus suratensis (Green chromide, 45 cm (18 in)) and Etroplus maculatus (Orange chromide, 10 cm (4 in)). Both occur in coastal regions of southern India and Sri Lanka, chiefly in brackish estuaries and lagoons. The salinity of both types of habitat is variable, depending on the state of the tide and the fresh water input, which varies with the seasons.

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[Ebook] The New Guide to Aquarium Fish – Brackish Water Fishes – Bumblebee Gobies

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Now for something a lot smaller. Brachygobius (Bumblebee gobies) are suitable for those of you who cannot keep a large brackish water aquarium, because they will be quite happy in a 60 x 30 x 30 cm (24 x 12 x 12 in) tank. Although these fishes are small, we do not recommend using anything smaller than this because it is more difficult to maintain good water conditions in a small body of water.

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[Ebook] The New Guide to Aquarium Fish – Brackish Water Fishes – Shark Catfishes

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Most people regard catfishes as purely freshwater fishes but there are marine and brackish water species as well. Imported under the names Arms seemani and Ariusjordani, they are collectively known in the trade as the shark catfishes, and have been a regular, if somewhat seasonal, import over the last twelve years or so. Their common name probably derives from their vague resemblance to sharks when they are swimming.

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[Ebook] The New Guide to Aquarium Fish – Brackish Water Fishes – Four-eyed Fishes

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Retail outlets tend to stock only a few brackish water fishes because people usually want either marines because of their flamboyant colours or freshwater as they are easiest. The main brackish water fishes available are Scats, Monos, Archers, Arius catfishes, Mudskippers, Anableps, and Brachygobius, plus, if you want to see them at their best, Sailfin mollies (Poecilia sp.). This last group has been dealt with in the Cyprinodonts chapter.

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